Regional Education Service Centers (Maine)

CFDA#

None

Funder Type

State Government

IT Classification

C - Funds little to no technology

Authority

Maine Department of Education

Summary

A school management and leadership center shall provide administrative and education functions in accordance with Chapter 123: "School Management and Leadership Centers - At-A Glance" and shall function as an extension of the member school administrative units and associate members of the school management and leadership center. A member school administrative unit of the school management and leadership center cannot transfer the responsibility for providing the opportunity of a free public education to each of its students or a free, appropriate education to each of its students with a disability as required by this Title or by federal law.

Leadership center's functions, programs and services may include but are not limited to the following:

Educational programs such as summer school, extended school year, tutoring, advanced placement and other programs that serve students and improve student achievement;

Shared extracurricular or co-curricular programs; and

Superintendent services.

Categories of services of school management and leadership center. The following are the categories of services that a school administrative unit that is a member of a school management and leadership center pursuant to chapter 123 may purchase for funding purposes under section 3806.

Category 1, appropriate instructional services in the least restrictive settings that comply with federal regulations and state rules, including: (1) Special education programs and administration; (2) Gifted and talented programs and administration; (3) Alternative education programs and administration; (4) Shared educational programs or staff; and (5) Educational programs such as summer school, extended school year, tutoring, advanced placement and other programs that serve students and improve student achievement.

Category 4, facilities and transportation system services, including the following services: (1) Transportation, transportation routing and vehicle maintenance; and (2) Energy management and facilities maintenance.

History of Funding

None is available.

Additional Information

"School management and leadership center" means a multi-service agency established and operated exclusively for the purposes of developing, managing and providing services or programs to 2 or more members pursuant to section 3802, subsection 2 and may include associate members pursuant to section 3802, subsection 3. A "school management and leadership center" is a political subdivision pursuant to section 3802, subsection 7.

Eligibility Details

The commissioner shall determine that a school administrative unit is eligible for a school management and leadership center allocation if according to its school management and leadership center inter local agreement pursuant to section 3801, subsection 3, the school administrative unit purchases at least 2 different services covering a total of at least 2 different categories from the school management and leadership center.

Membership in a particular school management and leadership center does not require the member to be physically located in the school management and leadership center's geographic boundary.

Deadline Details

Applications are accepted throughout the year.

Award Details

The commissioner shall determine 9 to 12 geographic areas for the establishment of each school management and leadership center. A school management and leadership center may:

Borrow funds in anticipation of a members payment of its share of the school management and leadership center budget. Such borrowing: (1) Must be repaid within one year; and (2) May not at any time exceed 3/4 of the school management and leadership center's annual approved budget;

Expend available funds to pay debt service, security and maintenance costs; and

Accept and expend funds from state, federal and other sources and expend those funds on behalf of the members.

Funding to Regional Center

Direct state funding for start-up costs (must provide services in at least 2 different categories)

55% Executive Director salary and benefits

100% accounting and payroll system

100% student information system

Funding from Members

Membership fees for core services (change fees)

Revenues from sale of services to members and nonmembers

Funding Members

Additional State funding through EPS formula

Ongoing per pupil amount; school boards, elections, and central office

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